Bow string attachment



Oct. 27, 1959 BENDER 2,910,058

BOW STRING ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 3, 1956 Fig.2

Joseph M. Bender IN VEN TOR.

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Unit tates Pate BOW STRING- ATTACNT Joseph M. Bender, Winona, Minn.

Application December 3, 1956, Serial No. 625,654

'1 Claim. (Ci. 124-30) This invention relates to attachments for archerybow strings and the principal object of the invention is to provide anattachment for a bow string which makes it unnecessary for the archer touse gloves, tabs or other finger protectors when shooting the bow.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for thestring of an archery bow which automatically positions the nock of thearrow on the bow string and also positions the fingers that pull thestring back and away from the nock of the arrow. This enables the archerto shoot the arrow in a true course each time and Without fingerprotectors. With gloves, tabs or other aids for the archer, pulling thebow string with the three fingers that are used for this purpose tendsto hold the arrow back from a true course if the fingers are squeezedagainst the arrow nock. This squeezing or bunching of the fingerstogether is a natural consequence in archery. This major difficulty isovercome by the invention.

A further object .of the present invention is to provide an attachmentfor an archery bow which is of simple construction and which ispractical. I am aware of prior attachments for archery bows which areexceedingly complex in comparison to the job that they perform.Therefore, in order to be practical and in .order to have the acceptanceof archers, particularly those who enjoy the sport of hunting with anarchery bow, the simplicity of the invention is essential.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a part of the bow string of an archerybow, an attachment which is constructed in accordance with the inventionbeing applied to the bow string;

Figure 2 is an exploded sectional view which would be takenapproximately on the line 2--2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a top view of the attachment of Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawing there is a fragment of an arrow 10, thefragment including nock 12 at the extremity of shank 14 and behindfletching 16. The bow string 18 is shown being used in the customarymanner by the three fingers of the archers hand 20 in Figure 1. This isthe position of the shooting hand of an archer.

Attachment 22 is applied to the bow string 18 and is made of two parts24 and 26 respectively. The part 22 is in the form of a spool with ends28 and 30 of larger diameter than the reduced finger-receiving recessedportion 32 between the larger ends 28 and 30. Part 24 is of a generallycylindrical shape having three enlarged parts 34, 36 and 38 with twofinger-receiving recesses 40 and 42 of a diameter which is smaller thanthe diameter of the parts 34, 36 and 38. It is preferred that theattachment be made of rubber or a plastic elastomer or an equivalentmaterial.

There is a longitudinal bore 44 extending through part 26 and a similarlongitudinal bore 46 extending through the part 24. The diameters of thebores 44 and 46 are such that the attachment frictionally engages thebow string 18 and remains in place once it is applied. It is appliedwith a space 48 between the parts 24 and 26 and this space constitutes apocket within which to accommo date the nock 12 of the arrow. Ifdesirable and necessary knots may be applied in the bow string 18 inorder to hold the parts 24 and 26 in place. Such knots would be used inaddition to the friction bond set up between the bores 44 and 46 and thestring 18.

In use the attachment is applied to the bow string as described. Thenwhen the archer desires to shoot he need not use a glove or other aid toprotect his fingers. The fingers all fit within the peripheral recesses32, 4t and 42 and are held spaced from each other without being squeezedtogether and squeezed against the nock of the arrow. Inasmuch as theattachment does not move on the bow string it serves as a guide toassure that the nock of the arrow is placed at the same spot on the bowstring each time the arrow is shot.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An attachment for a bow string designed to protect and be gripped by thefingers of the archer and provide index means along said stringcomprising a pair of flexible bodies, said bodies containinglongitudinal bores therethrough adapted to receive and frictionallyengage said string so that under normal conditions said bodies willremain at a particular preset location along said string length, saidbodies adapted to be spaced from each other along the length of saidstring for providing a pocket in which to accommodate the nock of anarrow and in which position the confronting spaced surfaces of saidbodies are adapted to define the upper and lower walls of said nockpocket, said bodies being of a substantially cylindrical shape with oneof said bodies being of a greater length than the other of said bodies,said one .of said bodies having a plurality of recesses to accommodate aplurality of fingers, and said other of said bodies having a recess toaccommodate a finger, the recesses adjacent said confronting surfacesbeing spaced therefrom a distance sufiicient to insure that a fingerseated therein will not extend into said pocket.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS213,851 Streeter Apr. 1, 1879 2,214,224 Douglas Sept. 10, 1940 2,763,156Garigal Sept. 18, 1956 2,777,437 Allen Jan. 15, 1957 OTHER REFERENCESNock Lock advertisement appearing on page 41 of Archery, September 1956.

